Municipality · Coahuila

Buying a home in Saltillo: tax, fees, prices

Acquisition tax computed from the 2026 municipal law · recording fee of the state · SHF price index · Banco de México mortgage rates.

In short

On a MX$3 million home in Saltillo (Coahuila), the acquisition tax is MX$90,000 (3% of the value) and the fee to record the deed MX$26,726, under its 2026 law. Appraisal values in Saltillo changed by +7.2% over a year (SHF index, second quarter of 2026). The average fixed-rate mortgage offer was 11.31% in August 2026 (Banco de México).

Calculate for Saltillo

If you buy

Acquisition tax, recording fee and loan in Saltillo

Rates of Ley de Ingresos del Municipio de Saltillo 2026, art. 3 (Decreto 369, P.O. 102, 23 Dec. 2025). Change any field: the amounts are recalculated instantly.

Value taxedMX$3,000,000
Acquisition taxMX$90,000
Recording fee (Registro Público)MX$26,726
Total of the lines aboveat least MX$116,726
Loan with 20% downMX$2,400,000
Monthly payment, 20 years at 11.31%MX$25,281

The cadastre also charges MX$935 for the tax appraisal and a valuation fee of 1.8 per thousand of the appraised value, not included here. Coahuila: the law also mentions a 10% additional tax on registry fees and a 22.5% tax for education and public security; Payotte could not confirm how they apply, and they are not included.

General rate; notary, appraisal, liens certificate, SRE and broker fees excluded. Payment at the Banco de México average offer, not an offer. All the rates and sources.

If you sell

Income tax on the sale

Federal rules, the same in every state: your tax residence decides.

Rule applied25% of the gross price, no deduction (LISR art. 160)
Income tax on the saleMX$750,000
Sale price after the taxMX$2,250,000

Default rule for a non-resident; the notary pays it at the signing. Option: 35% on the gain instead, computed with the resident rules (not computed here); it is cheaper when the gain is below about 71% of the price.

Main home only for the exemption; the 5% state payment and fees are excluded. How the tax on a sale works.

The questions, answered

How much tax and recording fee on a MX$3 million home in Saltillo?

On a MX$3 million home in Saltillo (Coahuila), taxed on the higher of the declared value and the municipal cadastre's appraisal, the buyer pays property acquisition tax (ISAI) MX$90,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$26,726: at least MX$116,726 in all under the 2026 laws read by Payotte, before notary fees.

How much tax and recording fee on a MX$8 million home in Saltillo?

On a MX$8 million home in Saltillo (Coahuila): property acquisition tax (ISAI) MX$240,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$26,726, at least MX$266,726 in all, before notary fees.

Are home prices rising in Saltillo?

The SHF price index for Saltillo (Coahuila) changed by +7.2% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, against +7.3% for Mexico; it measures appraisal values of homes bought with a mortgage (Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal).

What monthly payment on a MX$3 million home in Saltillo?

MX$2,400,000 borrowed (20% down) costs MX$25,281 a month over 20 years at 11.31% (Banco de México, August 2026); average CAT 13.78%.

How much tax when you sell a home in Saltillo?

Federal rules apply in Saltillo as in every state: a seller who is not a Mexican tax resident pays by default 25% of the gross price (LISR art. 160), MX$750,000 on a MX$3 million sale, paid by the notary; a resident selling their own home is exempt up to 700,000 UDIS, about MX$6,199,266 at 15 October 2026 (art. 93-XIX-a).

How Saltillo compares

On a MX$3 million home the acquisition tax of Saltillo is MX$90,000 (3%), 20% above the MX$75,000 median of the 54 municipios computed; 11 charge more and 39 less, 3 the same.

The law applies one rate, 3%, to the taxable base, so the tax grows in step with the price: MX$30,000 on MX$1 million, MX$90,000 on MX$3 million and MX$240,000 on MX$8 million.

Inside Coahuila, the nearest computed neighbours on a MX$3 million home are Torreón MX$75,000 (MX$15,000 less). The MX$26,726 recording fee comes from the state's own law, so it is identical in each of them and the gap is the municipal tax alone.

Tax and recording fee together take 3.89% of a MX$3 million price, MX$116,726, which is 4.6 monthly payments of MX$25,281 and 19.5% on top of the MX$600,000 down payment. On a home at the state median appraisal of MX$1,020,703 the same rules give MX$57,347, 5.62% of the price.

Ranked from the lightest to the heaviest of the 54 areas, Saltillo is 43rd: just below it in the national ranking is Puerto Peñasco (Sonora) at MX$90,000 and just above it is San Luis Potosí (San Luis Potosí) at MX$93,600. The lightest, Guanajuato, takes MX$24,144 on the same MX$3 million, so a buyer in Saltillo pays MX$65,856 more; the heaviest, Querétaro, takes MX$170,306, MX$80,306 more than Saltillo.

Beyond the three prices of this page, tax and fee reach MX$86,726 on MX$2 million, MX$176,726 on MX$5 million and MX$386,726 on MX$12 million. Between MX$3 million and MX$8 million, each extra peso of price carries 3 centavos of acquisition tax, the same as the average rate. In the daily unit of account (UMA, MX$117 in 2026) the MX$3 million tax is 767 UMA and the recording fee 228.

The SHF index of Saltillo itself moved +7.2% in a year, behind Coahuila (+7.9%) and below Mexico (+7.3%): 20th of the 36 cities with an index of their own.

MeasureValueReferenceRank
Saltillo: Acquisition tax on MX$1 millionMX$30,000median MX$21,58843rd of 54 lightest
Saltillo: Acquisition tax on MX$3 millionMX$90,000median MX$75,00040th of 54 lightest
Saltillo: Acquisition tax on MX$8 millionMX$240,000median MX$232,23931st of 54 lightest
Saltillo: Effective rate at MX$3 million3%median 2.5%40th of 54 lightest
Saltillo: Effective rate at MX$1 and 8 million3% and 3%gap 0 pointsflat
Saltillo: Tax on MX$3 million in UMA767 UMAMX$117 per UMA25.2 monthly UMA
Saltillo: Recording fee on MX$3 millionMX$26,7260.89% of the price29.7% of the tax
Saltillo: Tax and fee on MX$3 millionMX$116,7263.89% of the price46th of 54 lightest
Saltillo: Tax and fee on MX$12 millionMX$386,7263.22% of the price3.3 times the MX$3 million bill
SHF index, Saltillo+7.2%Mexico +7.3%20th of 36

Appraisal values, home loans and renting for the whole of Coahuila are on its state page.

The figures

MeasureValueSource
Property acquisition tax (ISAI) on MX$3 millionMX$90,000Ley de Ingresos del Municipio de Saltillo 2026, art. 3 (Decreto 369, P.O. 102, 23 Dec. 2025)
Recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad on MX$3 millionMX$26,726Ley de Hacienda para el Estado de Coahuila de Zaragoza, art. 54-II (reformed P.O. 30 Dec. 2025)
SHF price index, Saltillo, change over a year+7.2%SHF, Q2 2026
Average fixed-rate mortgage offer (Aug. 2026)11.31%Banco de México, CF303

The SHF publishes home prices in pesos by state only; for a municipality it publishes an index, not a price. The appraisal values, loans and renting of Coahuila are on its state page.

Elsewhere in Coahuila

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